The Little Book of Common Sense Investing (2007)
The Little Book of Common Sense Investing is a 2007 finance book written by John C. Bogle.
John Bogle founded Vanguard and built the first index mutual fund, and this compact book is his argument boiled to its core. Beating the market, he insists, is a loser's game once fees, taxes, and trading costs are subtracted. The reliable path is dull on purpose: buy the whole market through a low-cost index fund and hold it for decades. Bogle backs the case with plain arithmetic and a career's worth of scars, aiming his fire at the mutual-fund industry that profits whether or not clients do. Blunt, repetitive by design, and hard to argue with.
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What is The Little Book of Common Sense Investing about?
John Bogle founded Vanguard and built the first index mutual fund, and this compact book is his argument boiled to its core. Beating the market, he insists, is a loser's game once fees, taxes, and trading costs are subtracted. The reliable path is dull on purpose: buy the whole market through a low-cost index fund and hold it for decades. Bogle backs the case with plain arithmetic and a career's worth of scars, aiming his fire at the mutual-fund industry that profits whether or not clients do. Blunt, repetitive by design, and hard to argue with.
When was The Little Book of Common Sense Investing published?
The Little Book of Common Sense Investing was published in 2007.
Who made The Little Book of Common Sense Investing?
The Little Book of Common Sense Investing was written by John C. Bogle.
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